Outside window screen



Oct. 28, 1930. c. w. HARRING 1,779,345

I OUTSIDE WINDOW SCREEN v Filed June 22, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENTOR aw w 04% BY 1P9 L jg I Oct. 28, 1930.

c w. HARRING OUTSIDE WINDOW SCREEN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 22, 1927 H "lllllllhll 1 111 I'lIuH flung 7r 0 INVENTOR BY Mfionmsv ALA.

Patented Oct. 28, 1930 GHARLESW. rminnnve, or: R-ooKLYmmEW 2031:

c OTITSIDE INDOW, SCREEN 'This inventionrelates to improvements. in outsidewindowj screen.

ects "of this invention are to provide an outside screen or the like which may :5 be ,more readily and quickly applied to a I window-frame than; hasdieretoforebeen. p0ssible ;'to produce :an outside fram'e for screen wire or theilike that will, when closed, provi'deatigllt joint with the outer surface of the window frame and that need not be. made to fit the opening of thewindowframe with the:s ame degree of accuracy as heretofore lnecessary; to 'providean outside screen or 5 the likewhich may be readily andquickly opened and in' which-:all parts may be moved *away"fro-m the window to permit ready cleaningof the outer surface ofthe glass of E the inner sashes; and whi'ch-maybeareadily retained in extended position; to produce an outside screen or like'construct-ionwhich will enable-a facilemonnting .on the-window frame and Ya mounting which may be conc'ealedwithin the room to enable a more orna- 'ment-al appearance from the outside of 1a screened or storm-sashedwindow' to'beproduce'd. With these and other objects in View, 1* will .nowdescribe and illustrate the invention as applied to a screenyit being understood that itmaybe equally Well applied to an outside glazed sash; that the invention comprises the combination of members'and arrangement of parts so'combined as to co-act andcooperate' I with each other in the performance of the I functionsiand-theraccomplishmentof the results-herein contemplated and comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which i no a screen embodying my invention, when; removed from the window frame;

Fig. 2 is a verticalsection'of a Window frame showing a window screen embodying my invention mounted in accordance with my preferred method of mounting;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; i Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section suitable 'win'dow Fig. 1 is an inside view, in perspective, of

of a Window frame and screen showing a modified method of mounting, the screenbeingshown in open position; and v Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig-Ac, showing the same-screenin closed'po sition.

c fReferringnow'tothese drawings, iwhichs illustrate a preferred embo dimenti-ofzmy ln- =vention,1 indicates a windowframehaving:a

openingin 'whichlis mounted a screenQ.

In accordance with my invention the-screen ee c 2' is o f slightly; greater width and length than ""the opening of the window frame and is 'for'med ofedge "members comprisingsitie stiles 3, 3; and top" and bottomrails 4E arid"5, forrriinga supporting frame ''for the *wi're'ifi, #05. which frame is "preferably reinforced "by a middle rail '7. An important featureof my invention comprisesthe; provision in the edge of the screen i frame of 1a rabbe t' 8" adapted to 1 embrace 5 the corners of the window -.fram'e 70 and particularly'formingan outer flange f) adapted to engage and lie flat against the *outer' face -10: of the *window "framevso fthat inward pressure or 1111 "on the screen will -enable -a tight joint to be forme'd between 115 the inner surface?of-isaidiflange-9-andthe l outer surface 6f *the "stiles and "top 'rail of "the window frame. In'view nf"thewidth df -the flange,' it=will"be.= seen that "not only :is' "a tight joint possible with the fiat surface-of $90 the window frame, butthe "screenneed'not be "made to fit '''with the 'same =-accuracy "as screens adapted to 'fit within the window *o'pening. lhis width of the fiange :also insures-the provision ojfatig htf joint between 2&5 *the bottom rail-and the 3111i -because: it" allows a a slight-downward. movement to vpro cnreithis tight fitting or'co-nta'ct. *The.ralibeting o'i'rlthe e ge also provides -'an"inner' bar "or railjjl l V adapteditd project within the vvindowframe em opening. Thisinnerframe is preferably-so proportioned as to i provide a space between itsside edge'and the side of the window frame to permit the mountingof the screemby the conneetionof this 's-itle e dge witht-he 'si de W5 or wallofthe window'frame and in the preferred form of invention"- illustrated; I "secure to the s-i-de 'edges of these inwardly- "extendin-g 'frame bars preferably'aboveand below the n'1'id'dl'e section thereof, a 'pair'df 7 preferably provide the middle rail of the links or swinging arms 12 adapted to provide an outwardly-extensible connection between of the screen, the screen is fitted-in'place, the

ends of these links 12 are then suitablypositioned and their opposite free frame-en gaging pivotal ends are then connected to the said frame, the screen being held in place" by a hook '13 during the mounting or connection of the inner ends of the links to the window frame.

apparent that the screen will be movable outwardly in substantially parallel relationship ,to the window frame as shown in Figs. 2,

3 and 4 and :when these links'are connected to the window frame at the points shown in Fig. 2, the screen will be automatically retained against further movement by gravity in its outwardly-extended position because of the contactor engagement of said arms with the windowsill. On the other hand, if a connection, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 ismade, the screen though it may besimilarly moved outwardly inparallel relationship to the window. frame, will require some means for retainingthe s'ame in suchposition. In either case, however, room or space is provided for washing the outer surface of the window .wlthout dismountlng the screens entirely.

. In the preferred form of my invention, I

screen with a handle 14 so asto enable the application of manual pressure to be applied centrally for the purpose of moving -the screen to open position, and thus avoiding tilting and consequent jamming of the screen. j

It will be seen that my invention completely eliminates all hooks and fixtures on the outside of the window frame; that it enables a more facile and quicker application of the screen to the window'frame;

that instead of providing foran accurate fit and contact of the outer edges of the-screen with, the edges of the window frame, I provide a flat surface which abuts against the flat outer edge of the window frame and it is, therefore, unnecessary to have the afore j saidaccuracy of fit heretofore required in the window frame, a much tighter joint than can possibly be obtained by a frame portion which fits within the opening.

It will be seen, furthermore, that when a frame ismade to fit within the opening, a slight warpage of the outer rails of the screen will cause an opening up between the window frame and the rails of the screen so as to permit'flies and other insects to have screen outwardly toprovide access for the Upon disconnection of the hook, it will be r I also in the dropping, instead of the convenwashing of the window on the outside, and

tional raising upwardly of the screen, I am enabled not only to retain the same in opened i a single outside frame having top and bottom rails and stiles, said frame being provided along the top rail and along the stiles with a rectangular rabbet formed by an inwardly-proj ecting member and a flange extending at right angles thereto, said rabbeted portion being} adapted to fit over and engage with the, corner ofthe window formed at the outermost side of the window frame, the

flange of said rabbetedportion lying fiat all around against the outer surface of the window frame and in parallel relationship to the wall containing the window, means for mounting the said outside frame to permit ,movement toward and away from the said.

outer surface-of the :window frame, and means for fastening said screen to the WlIldow frame, whereby a tight oint between the top rail and the stiles and the said outer surface of the window frame is provided.

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to the foregoing specification.

CHARLES W. HARRING.

order to close the opening, this being accomplishedby the contact of the flat surfaceof the flange 9 against the outer surface 10;of the window frame which thus provides for slight variation. The hook 13 may be arranged in connection with the eye 13 on the window frame to apply inward pull or pressure and the outerflange thus produces with 

